2006 Saab 9-3 Aero Review - The Best European Car for Under $5,000? 

nice! you should try picking up another one

Auto Autopsy I’m limited to one car for now lol. As much as I loved my Saab if I was to ever get a “garage” car it would be a Grand National. Another car I had and regret selling.

My first brand new car was 2003 9-3 linear 5MT and right after the 3 year lease ended I leased the 2006 aero 6MT which I purchased after the lease end. Hands down my favorite car of all time 2006-2009 in any variant

Saabrina.. Good one!!! haha i love it!!

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nice!!

nice! and no! Definitely get a new aero one; makes the car look a lot better :)

thanks!

Can't you send all your stuff to SA Africa

Yes definitely!

thank you!!

Oh, and Cobalt SS Brembo swap.

nice mod list :)

I don't know man there were a couple of turbo x with less than 100k on the clock going for around 6-7k when i was looking. Honestly , one of the best cars I've owned. I owned a 2.0T prior, a Passat 1.8t, Saab 9-5 with the 3.0, and eclipse gs. Currently in the stable is a mini Cooper s , the 2.0t and the aero xwd.

haha nice! keep your eye out and you could find another!

nice!

nice! and glad you got the problem resolved, although you could've found a cheaper alternative as stated above :)

yes, of course. 2007 was the first year of updated interior and 08 was the exterior facelift!

yes; depends on where you look for tunes tho!

@J H L Doubtful. Certainly not on the 2.0T in the NG9-3's. Just a mild remap that adds about 25hp. Check out a couple of tuner sites to see what they recommend. I will say genuinesaab's St3 tune with 3" DP, viggen 2.5 catback with their race cat, breathes VERY nicely. Sounds like no backpressure at idle, just a smooth breathing bass note.

Wow congrats!

I bought one this year too it's a beast was thinking of just keeping it for the winter but I've changed my mind!

4,500 2006 9-3 93 miles ? Only one own ? What do you thing guys? I can buy?

Manual

@@CaminoMasQueUnLoco I got my 06 Aero for $3,700 and it had 88k. $4,500 is a little high. Will they take $3,900 or $4,000?

no problem!

DPF full? I would advise asking about this on a saab facebook group!

nice!

saabnet or facebook selling groups

I did a saab 9-3 best mods video, a 9-5 version would be just about identical :) if i can though, i will!!

thanks!!

I would be very surprised if you can somehow spend £5,000/month on maintenance lmao! Start by posting these issues on some Saab Facebook groups. There are a lot of good people out there that can probably help tackle those issues one by one. FYI, yours is different than the one in this video ;)

awesome

yes!

agree!

ask on a facebook group; theres plenty being parted out and in yards!

yeah; i think they're sold out of door handles unfortunately. wanted to get some for mine

i've seen many well over 200k

Right on! You can start by upgrading to the arc turbo and injectors. that'll give it more tuning potential off the bat; as for other mods, check out this video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bjV78gxPoKw.html

not sure how that works with cars that are also sold here in the states; i would look into that if i were you. Shipping would probably be expensive. maybe buy one there and sell it before you leave and buy another when you come back? lol. and thanks for your service!

@@AutoAutopsy Thank you for responding back and I will definitely do that instead

Same engine and everything as the 06. Only difference is the 07 has the updated interior

depends entirely on the car! My Turbo X had almost 200k miles and i sold it for 15k recently!

@@AutoAutopsy Yeah I hear it everyday but the current market is crazy for sure. Never in a million years did I picture Saabs going for 20k for low mile (Some dealers on CarGurus) non rare ones. Your Turbo X was so mint and FBO with so many goodies. A real One of those I'm the caretaker not the owner type cars for sure. 😁👌 But I must admit your new Audi is quite the looker too bro. I know you just bought it lol but if it somehow doesn't void warranties are you going to mod it? Very capable platform to mod even though it's already plenty fast out the box.

i had the v6 in the 6speed also. drove it 5 hours every day for my work. great engine and transmission. was forced to sell it because my job said the car was too old and wouldnt let me use it anymore. had 213,000 miles and still ran perfect. miss her dearly

@@chinchy111 Why is that?

@@sanye7836 the car had to be 15 years or newer. Yeah pretty dumb rule

nice!!

03-06 have the old style, 07+ are the new style. That has to be a typo on their part!

@@AutoAutopsy Thanks for the reply ... would it be different for uk spec models ?

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nope, definitely not. are you sure it's wheelspin..?

and power output on that? I would be surprised if it was a v6.

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Steel Gray!

yeah; i bet...it's tight for sure

thank you for the tip!

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yeah it's a great car!!

It's all stock

@@AutoAutopsy Thanks.

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Are they reliable

if its been well maintained, i wouldn't worry a ton about miles

thanks!

Phoenix!

Haha this one is not for sale; my turbo x will be though

yeah, nice and easy!

114k. You can zoom in and see it

probably around 110k when we bought it

@@AutoAutopsy that's a very good deal.

2.4k? Can I ask how many miles was on it when your family bought it?

Dwane Ho I can’t speak for autopsy and his aero..... But I bought a one owner 2008 sport Comby with the 2.0 turbo for $3000 at 140 K miles and it has been a fantastic car and I can’t imagine going any faster! Because my 2.0 halls butt! I can’t imagine what an aero feels like

@@JoesGoldenGarage LMAO, I commented at the wrong place. It's good to hear that you had a good time with you Saab. Saab is good, actually, I have 3 Saabs, lol, and love how it feels!!!

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haha

Nice!

nice!

Cabin filter? Here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-npiDfIOYuqA.html

awesome lol

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That’s a great price, assuming it’s not beat to hell

hopefully! If you aren't in the Saab Club of Arizona Facebook group, make sure to join it!

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what about the electronics?

The electronics were supplied by outside suppliers not GM themselves. Just another SAAB FAN BOY slamming GM.

nice! agree

it's an automatic with paddle shifters; there's not a lot to it lol

awesome

thanks for sharing

been done!

you can always get another!!

I traded my 07 for a 2nd gen speed3, now I got a 06 aero 6spd lol

lol

the NG 9-3 is still a great car, turbo x or not :)

I work in a car breakers and see more bmws scrapped than saab By a ratio of around 10 to 1 Not a brand I would be crowing about.....particularly the x3 and x5 Which appear in great numbers The awful designed x3 The plastic tat of the 3 and 5 series..... They haven't made a decent bimmer since the 635csi Unless you climb the purchase ladder and start around 40k pounds.

@@caractacusbrittania7442 there is something like 1000 Bmws for each one Saab so yes of course, LOL 😄

My Euro mechanic has a fleet of broken BMWs in front of his shop. Some only 7 years old.

I have owned both and as far as the bmw goes wouldn’t bother it stands for big money worries

true @@princecharlie3217 parts are more expensive but first make sure you compare Saab to 3 series not 5 series etc.. because the more expensive bimers get the more maintenance they require, but as far as 2006-2009 model years, there's like literally 3-4 things that go wrong with bimers and after you fix the plastic water pump, thermostat, intake, also the coils, couple plastic sensors... that's it! you're cruising in a well made, quality car with superior handling and getting better gas mileage than the 2.8 turbo 9-3.

Fiat motor? check your facts lol

@@AutoAutopsy z19dth is a fiat engine,but its a diesel 😂😂😂

The story of gm parts is not that they sabotaged the cars The tech section at trollhatton Tried time and again to persuade vauxhall to allow them to use their own saab parts because of the quality....gm pushed their own parts.....saab continued to use their own from the parts bins on the factory floor. I'm on my 4th saab now.... No insurmountable problems that General servicing....on time....does not cure. I reckon your Canada experience Was a one off....maybe an unscrupulous garage bumping up labour costs or a previous owner Dabbling in self maintenance. In reality saab consistently scored high points across several decades in the Euro ncap safety standards.....and I can't see saab Either in Sweden or Austria putting aside their professional Standards to "sabotage" cars Purely because they were forced to fit gm parts.

true there were some saab engines that werent very reliable but the 2.8 turbo v6 he has is good for over 500,000 miles easy. which saab did you have?

"this is coming from experience" oof sure